Northern Pacific passenger train, the North Coast Limited, led by Class P-1 Ten-wheeler-type steam locomotive number 231, built by American Locomotive Company in 1899, posing for company photo at Como Shops, Minnesota, on its inaugural run, April 29, 1900. Colorized postcard photo of seven-car all-first-class train of two mail-baggage cars, three Pullman sleeping cars, dining car, library-observation car. Card is incorrectly colored red, green was NP's primary passenger car color. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 2, the North Coast Limited, led by Ten-wheeler-type steam locomotive mis-numbered 300 by touch-up artist (no such number on roster at the time), along the Columbia River at Goble, Oregon, on April 29, 1900. Purportedly the inaugural eastbound run of the train that will be NP's flagship for nearly 70 years, eight-car all-first-class train consists of baggage car, railway post office car, four Pullman sleeping cars, dining car, library-observation car. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger car

Northern Pacific passenger train number 2, the eastbound North Coast Limited, pauses for refueling beneath the steel coal dock at Lind, Washington, in 1941. Leading the train are Pacific-type steam locomotives number 2192 and 2247. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, coal dock, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train number 1, the westbound North Coast Limited, loads passengers and mail at the station in Livingston, Montana, circa 1910, headed by a light Pacific-type steam locomotive. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger station

Northern Pacific passenger train number 2, the eastbound North Coast Limited, departs King Street Station at Seattle, Washington, circa 1930, led by Class Q-6 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2248. Asahel Curtis photo, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, passenger station, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train number 2, the eastbound North Coast Limited, passes through railroad yards on its way out of Spokane, Washington, in 1941. Powering the train is Class A Northern-type steam locomotive number 2611, built by American Locomotive Company in 1926, one of twelve that were the first of this type in the U.S. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train number 1, the North Coast Limited, departs St. Paul, Minnesota, westbound, led by Class A-4 Northern-type steam locomotive number 2675, in September 1946. The Class A-4 were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1941 and were among the last and finest steam locomotives built for the Northern Pacific. J. M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, railroad yard

Northern Pacific passenger train, the North Coast Limited, led by Class Q-3 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2162, at an unknown location circa 1910. Seven-car all-first-class train consists of railway post office, baggage car, three Pullman sleeping cars, dining car, library-observation car. Hand-colored postcard titled "The Crack Train of the Northwest," cars incorrectly colored red when green was NP's primary passenger car color. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train, the North Coast Limited, led by Class Q-3 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2162, at an unknown location circa 1910. Black and white postcard titled "The Crack Train of the Northwest." J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive

Northern Pacific passenger train, the North Coast Limited, in mountains, led by Class A Northern-type steam locomotive 2606, circa 1927. Publicity photo with "speed" effects air-brushed in. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, mountains